T3A07 (A)
What type of wave carries radio signals between
transmitting and receiving stations?
A. Electromagnetic
B. Electrostatic
C. Surface acoustic
D. Magnetostrictive
T3B02 (D)
What term describes the number of times per second
that an alternating current reverses direction?
A. Pulse rate
B. Speed
C. Wavelength
D. Frequency
T3B03 (C)
What are the two components of a radio wave?
A. AC and DC
B. Voltage and current
C. Electric and magnetic fields
D. Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation
T3B04 (A)
How fast does a radio wave travel through free space?
A. At the speed of light
B. At the speed of sound
C. Its speed is inversely proportional to its wavelength
D. Its speed increases as the frequency increases
T3B05 (B)
How does the wavelength of a radio wave relate to its
frequency?
A. The wavelength gets longer as the frequency
increases
B. The wavelength gets shorter as the frequency
increases
C. There is no relationship between wavelength and
frequency
D. The wavelength depends on the bandwidth of the
signal
T3B06 (D)
What is the formula for converting frequency to
wavelength in meters?
A. Wavelength in meters equals frequency in hertz
multiplied by 300
B. Wavelength in meters equals frequency in hertz
divided by 300
C. Wavelength in meters equals frequency in
megahertz divided by 300
D. Wavelength in meters equals 300 divided by
frequency in megahertz
T3B11 (B)
What is the approximate velocity of a radio wave as it
travels through free space?
A. 3000 kilometers per second
B. 300,000,000 meters per second
C. 300,000 miles per hour
D. 186,000 miles per hour
T3B07 (A)
What property of radio waves is often used to identify
the different frequency bands?
A. The approximate wavelength
B. The magnetic intensity of waves
C. The time it takes for waves to travel one mile
D. The voltage standing wave ratio of waves
T3B01 (C)
What is the name for the distance a radio wave travels
during one complete cycle?
A. Wave speed
B. Waveform
C. Wavelength
D. Wave spread
T5C05 (A)
What is the unit of frequency?
A. Hertz
B. Henry
C. Farad
D. Tesla
T5B02 (A)
What is another way to specify a radio signal frequency
of 1,500,000 hertz?
A. 1500 kHz
B. 1500 MHz
C. 15 GHz
D. 150 kHz
T5B07 (C)
If a frequency readout calibrated in megahertz shows a
reading of 3.525 MHz, what would it show if it were
calibrated in kilohertz?
A. 0.003525 kHz
B. 35.25 kHz
C. 3525 kHz
D. 3,525,000 kHz
T5C06 (C)
What is the abbreviation that refers to radio frequency
signals of all types?
A. AF
B. HF
C. RF
D. VHF
T5C07 (C)
What is a usual name for electromagnetic waves that
travel through space?
A. Gravity waves
B. Sound waves
C. Radio waves
D. Pressure waves
T1B04 (A)
Which amateur band are you using when your station is
transmitting on 146.52 MHz?
A. 2 meter band
B. 20 meter band
C. 14 meter band
D. 6 meter band